Pathogens

Question 1

Bacteria

Answer 1

• unicellular
• prokaryotes
• multiply quickly and produce possibly harmful toxins, and consume your bodies nutrients

Question 2

Virus

Answer 2

• non cellular
• they are genetic material encapsulated by a protein coat
• they invade cells and use the host cell to replicate by attaching their genetic material to the hosts. They eventually cause the cell to burst

Question 3

Prion

Answer 3

• non cellular
• miss folded proteins
• disease causing prions turn normal prions into disease causing ones, which will build up in neurons and cause them to be destroyed

Question 4

Fungi

Answer 4

• cellular
• eukaryotes
• chitin cell wall
• they form spores that can be harmful

Question 5

Protozoa

Answer 5

• cellular

- eukaryotes

Question 6

Worms

Answer 6

• multicellular
• eukaryotes
• they inhabit the gut if worm eggs are consumed and they will take up a lot of the nutrients meant for the body

Question 7

Protista

Answer 7

• cellular
• eukaryotes
• they have flagella
• they produce spores like fungi but have a cellulose cell wall

Question 8

Arthropods

Answer 8

• multicellular
• eukaryotes
• e.g. Ticks, lice, mites